Vinton firemen respond to the fire at the Cronk home on First Avenue Tuesday.
Bella the dog was rescued by Meghan Owens & Sean Dulin, who sprayed the fire with an extinguisher.
Firemen removed a few small pieces of charred wall from the kitchen area.
Firemen used large fans to remove smoke from the house.
Charley and Abby watch as firefighters work to remove smoke from the house.
Several Vinton firefighters worked inside and out of the house on First Avenue during fire call.
Bella the dog is safe, rescued Tuesday afternoon by a neighbor and a passer-by.
That is one of the few bright spots that Charley and Abby Cronk will remember from that day.
The Vinton Fire Department was sent to their house in the 800 block of First Avenue shortly at around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Neighbors called 911 after seeing and smelling smoke coming from the house, particularly the kitchen area.
Next door neighbor Beth Owens dialed 911 while she and daughter Meghan looked in the yard for Bella, the small dog that lives with the Cronks.
"We knew she was in the house because we didn't see her in the yard," said Beth.
A Vinton-Shellsburg Class of 2011 classmate of Meghan, Sean Dulin, happened to be walking by at the time. He and Meghan grabbed a fire extinguisher, opened the back door, sprayed the fire and rescued the dog from its kennel.
The Cronks were both at work at the time; nobody else was in the house.
The fire apparently began with an electrical problem in the wall near the kitchen appliances. While smoke had spread throughout the house, the flames were contained to part of the kitchen. Firemen removed part of the wall and some appliances from the kitchen.
The Vinton Police Department and North Benton Ambulance Service also responded to the scene.
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Reader Comments:
And this is what small town Iowa is all about!
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That's my son. I am so proud of him. He has three dogs at my house and one at his dad's so he knows how pets are like part of the family. Great Job Sean!
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Thank you to the kids that saved Bella. We gave Bella to Charley and Abby so we were very happy to hear that she is safe along with the whole family! Amazing to see those kids act so selfless. Nice job!
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That's my brother I did not know he was so hero like, great job Sean!!
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We are truly blessed to live in a small caring community. We are SO thankful for the Owens family and Shawn!!! And for the Vinton Fire Department. Thanks to Shawn and Meagan and Beth for saving Bella and their house. Words cannot express how thankful we are!!
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The house belongs to my niece and her husband. So sad ... their first home. How wonderful of the neighbor stepping in and rescueing Bella and neighbor's watching out for neighbors and making the call to insure saving the kids' home. Thank you
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